Bluewind Project Finds Buyer
A windfarm project off the shore of Delaware has found a buyer for its power. Delmarva Power agreed to a 25 yr contract with Bluewind to buy 25 MV of power from the proposed project.

At an estimated cost of $1.6 billion and a final capacity in the 600 MV range, the windfarm will be able to power 110,000 homes. More …

TH!INK Ox Is An Electric Car With a Future
The Norwegian car company Th!nk is getting backing from two US firms that were among the first companies to back Amazon and and Google before anyone knew that the new startups would rise so far. Their backing almost certainly assures that the Ox will be as much of a success in the US and the Th!ink City Car has been in Europe with over 10,000 units due to be sold this year.

With a range of up to 155 miles and an 80% charge time of less than an hour, the five-passenger Ox will probably be priced somewhere around $25K. More … 

Really Alternative Energy: Body Motion
Wouldn’t it be great if you could charge your cell phone by walking from the garage or bus stop to your office? Or maybe by walking Rover? M2E, in Idaho, says that it’s not only possible, but will become reality when their first model goes into production for the military later this year.

While getting an hour of talk time for six hours of movement may not seem like such a good deal, if you’re a light cell phone user, it would be more convenient than plugging the charger into a wall socket. More …
Raytheon Tests Cyclone’s Revolutionary External Combustion Engine
It can be scaled to fit almost any application and runs on a mulitplicity of fuels. Now, Raytheon plans to test the Cyclone eco-friendly engine with a view to further development.

Raytheon has already shown great interest in the potential of the award-winning engine, but wants further testing for thermodynamics and practical application.
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Germany Unveils World’s Largest Solar Facility
In addition to the three solar power plants it already has online, Germany is about to add the world’s biggest solar plant to its energy arsenal. The 40 megawatt poower plant will actually pay for its construction after only one year of operation.

The latest plant is only one reason that many experts are calling Germany the “greenest country” in the world. Laws that encourage conservation and alternative energy installation with new construction are helping Germany reduce its dependence on fossil fuel at a rate much faster than much of the industrialized world. More …

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